James Milligan
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James Milligan was an American official who served in the financial administration of the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary era.
All labels observed (1)
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| James Milligan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12562858 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Milligan Context triple: [Continental Congress financial administration, notableOfficeholder, James Milligan]
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A.
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was a notorious American bank robber of the early 1930s, often romanticized as a Depression-era outlaw and sometimes viewed as a Robin Hood figure.
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B.
Frank James
Frank James was a 19th-century American outlaw and older brother of Jesse James, known for his role in the James–Younger Gang’s bank and train robberies.
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C.
John Brown of Priesthill
John Brown of Priesthill was a Covenanter farmer in 17th-century Scotland who became a well-known martyr after being executed for his Presbyterian faith during the period of persecution known as the Killing Times.
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D.
John Brown
John Brown was a 19th-century American abolitionist who led militant anti-slavery actions, most famously the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry.
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E.
John Brown
John Brown was an American statesman from Kentucky who served as one of the state’s first U.S. senators and played a key role in its early political development.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Milligan Target entity description: James Milligan was an American official who served in the financial administration of the Continental Congress during the Revolutionary era.
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A.
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd was a notorious American bank robber of the early 1930s, often romanticized as a Depression-era outlaw and sometimes viewed as a Robin Hood figure.
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B.
Frank James
Frank James was a 19th-century American outlaw and older brother of Jesse James, known for his role in the James–Younger Gang’s bank and train robberies.
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C.
John Brown of Priesthill
John Brown of Priesthill was a Covenanter farmer in 17th-century Scotland who became a well-known martyr after being executed for his Presbyterian faith during the period of persecution known as the Killing Times.
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D.
John Brown
John Brown was a 19th-century American abolitionist who led militant anti-slavery actions, most famously the 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry.
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E.
John Brown
John Brown was an American statesman from Kentucky who served as one of the state’s first U.S. senators and played a key role in its early political development.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.